Issue 32/16
Grant Scheme IRRESTAWRA DAREK SCHEME LAUNCHED
Following a series of measures announced in the last budget by Government, the Planning Authority has launched a grant scheme Irrestawra Darek - to further assist in the regeneration of Malta’s village core areas. Read More
Funding Local Projects
NEW PLANNING FUND TO WIDEN OPPORTUNITIES AND SCOPE The Authority has also launched a new Planning Fund which will consolidate all the existing funds w including the Urban Improvement Fund (UIF) and the Commuters Parking Payment Scheme (CPPS) that are collected from development permits and are made available for projects to be carried out within the community. Read More
Erasmus+ Project
SUPPORTING THE PLANNING PROCESS THROUGH SOUND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
For the past four years the Human Resources Unit has been applying for EU Funding, first through the Lifelong Learning Project (LLP) and more recently through the Erasmus+ Programme, to send Authority staff on job shadowing placements. Read more
Public Consultation
SITE AT FORMER UMBERTO CALOSSO SCHOOL The Planning Authority has been guided by Government to initiate the process for a local plan review for the site of the former Umberto Calosso school in Santa Venera.The proposed review which will amend Policy SV02 and Map SVM 1 of the Central Malta Local Plan (2006) will seek to address the increased requirement for additional office space in a key and central location. Read more
Statistics DWELLINGS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER
During the month of November, there was an increase in the number of approved dwellings over the previous years. The Planning Authority approved 874 new apartments, 96 maisonettes and 55 terraced houses. Also during the month of November, statistics show a significant increase in the number of validated development
Public Lecture
URBAN REGENERATION IN MALTA To celebrate World Town Planning Day, the Planning Authority organised a public lecture at Villa Arrigo focusing on urban regeneration in Malta. The lecture was delivered by Jeff Nottage and Damian Price, who specialise in transport strategy, urban planning and design. Read More
Protecting buildings and monuments in Valletta THE BOOM DEFENCE The Grand Harbour’s boom defence system was composed of a large winch that lifted (stretched) or lowered (slackened) a metal net suspended underwater in order to secure the harbour from any surface or underwater attack. Read More
LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS, DECISIONS AND ENFORCEMENT NOTICES The full lists of planning applications received and planning decisions taken by the Planning Board/Commissions are published on the website of the Department of Information on a weekly basis. The applications and decisions are set out by locality and within each locality in reference number order. One can also view the list of stop and enforcement notices. Read More To unsubscribe from receiving these emails click here
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